I've watched several reviews on YouTube and they have made note of an oil-like coating on the blade. Does anybody know what to do about this?
42765
The oil wipes right off. Its only to preserve the blade during shipping. U know these things are made in china. So to prevent rust the oil it. When mine arrived i just wiped it off. Leaves no residue
42766
Just oil, nothing more. Wipe it off, or leave it on there, doesn't really matter. I HAVE to keep oil on my katana, actually most blades that are durable will need to be oiled to prevent rust, including this cheap cheese-o machete. I don't oil the machete, I don't mind a bit of rust.
42767
Thats just preservative that they coat the blade with for storage (nobody wants to buy a rusty cutting-tool). It will evaporate or dry up when you use it. You will probably need to scrub the blade with gun-oil or WD-40 every so often anyway, after its been used.
1601004
Not sure about the coating but I bought this blade and it performs better than the one that came with the tool. I am happy with it.
594989
Didn't know about the recall and have not been notified. We use it every day and have had no issues. I will check the blade dates tonight to make sure.
666014
OK. Heres the deal. I ordered my blade and it was perfect. Then I ordered a Gerber Auto. When I received it the tip was slightly ground incorrectly. I called the seller, and did some research. What I learned was that Gerber can be a little loose on their quality control. Out of every ten blades one will be off. Bottom line is that if your unhappy with what you paid for then I would either return it, or exchange it. Be very clear that the tip is slightly bent, and that you would like one that isn't. That way they won't send you another that is bent. If this is a private seller than he should know exactly what your talking about, even if he's playing a little dumb. Good Luck! OK. Heres the deal. I ordered my blade and it was perfect. Then I ordered a Gerber Auto. When I received it the tip was slightly ground incorrectly. I called the seller, and did some research. What I learned was that Gerber can be a little loose on their quality control. Out of every ten blades one will be off. Bottom line is that if your unhappy with what you paid for then I would either return it, or exchange it. Be very clear that the tip is slightly bent, and that you would like one that isn't. That way they won't send you another that is bent. If this is a private seller than he should... » Read More OK. Heres the deal. I ordered my blade and it was perfect. Then I ordered a Gerber Auto. When I received it the tip was slightly ground incorrectly. I called the seller, and did some research. What I learned was that Gerber can be a little loose on their quality control. Out of every ten blades one will be off. Bottom line is that if your unhappy with what you paid for then I would either return it, or exchange it. Be very clear that the tip is slightly bent, and that you would like one that isn't. That way they won't send you another that is bent. If this is a private seller than he should know exactly what your talking about, even if he's playing a little dumb. Good Luck! « Show Less
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Robert, are you talking about the area that is silver (the sharpened area)? Because I looked at mine closely just now and what I didn't notice when I first got it was that on mine the silver part seems to have a clear coating on it. I'm not sure of what, but it seems like tiny bubbles or debris in the clear coating. The black metal part of mine has one or two tiny pits but thats about it. Maybe contact the seller and swap it out?
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I have this knife and 3 others that have the "coating" - none of them have peeled at all, even after I sharpened them which takes the color off a tiny bit of the very edge. Never put them in the dishwasher, always hand wash & dry. Maybe you got a defect?
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In my experience, make sure the aluminum piece that goes up next to the blade is adjusted properly. If not it will rub against the blade. More information would be helpfull
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Sue I have not found this to be true. I do put a drop of oil on the blade before useing. I also shut it off when moveing around and changeing position. I also use three different blades during triming and this gives the blade a rest between use. Hope this helps.
572339
Its recommended to oil the blades before use. This oils it as well so no but you have to oil it before the next usage.
1038981
I don't have that problem. I suspect that the blade cover (housing) is not properly inserted into machine. The gap between blade and blade cover is pretty small such that only minimal debris is collected. That has been my experience.
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make sure it isn't cracked underneath the blades where its two screws ..I haven't had that problem nor heard until now..i wouldn't hesitate to buy again..make sure u have them gapped correct as well could slighty thow u off..hope that helped
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I have talked to Evolution about the blades ect and they never once mentioned using oil- neither does any literature. I would give their customer care a call- great folks-know their stuff and had great recommendations( and not the "buy my product type") on use of the product. I called to ask if I could cut stone with mine- they said yes with the proper blade :) worked out great.
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I 're used mine just cleaned it up didn't affect the blades at all. The blood trail was amazing didn't even half to bend down to see it.
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I think so no problem, I'm using some oil on mine trying to save the blade but other people disagree.
1149239
My thought is the oil preservative on the blades I flushed ours with warm water and bleach then ran 5 lbs of ice then repeat. Love ours besides a small safety switch adjustment it hasn't had an issue.
1714426
It is not coated, or at least not in the typical manner. It's stone-washed, but you can definitely buff it up with sandpaper (I'd use 1k grit or higher) but no, I don't think it's coated in the same manner that most coated blades are.
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I make almond butter with it all the time. However, I have had to replace the blade twice since I purchased it. I purchased a blade on 12/11 and it is cracking again. I did contact the company and they are going to give me a replacement blade but require that I mail the damaged one back with tracking. There seems to be a design flaw with the blade since others have had the same problem.